Comments on: For Everyone Who Writes about Google

By: itw

itw — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:34:26 +0000

Their is no problem with there grammar over they’re.

can’t we all use there,their,they’re correctly?

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By: copyblogger

copyblogger — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:40:03 +0000

Thanks to the Aussies for clarification. Just something I always wondered about, and that’s the only half-assed thing I could come up with.

By: scottj

scottj — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 19:46:41 +0000

All of my grammatical pet peeves can typically be found together in any single Slashdot thread. Let’s face it, the majority of people don’t have a mastery of grammar basics.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 19:05:24 +0000

Sorry Brian – Like Meaty this Australian never refers to Google in anything but the singular.

Actually this Australian rarely refers to Google in polite terms if I can avoid it.

By: jsirovic

jsirovic — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:49:20 +0000

On the other hand, if you really are “less intelligent,” and you want people to know, make this mistake over and over again.

Of course this is not the one that bothers me. My pet peeve is “then” vs. “than.”

By: greg

greg — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:35:45 +0000

“Most importantly.” Like fingernails on a chalkboard. It’s “most important,” people!

By: anty

anty — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 08:18:46 +0000

copyblogger, you are wrong. I’m from Austria and we refer to Companies in the same way you do.

By: Spanimal

Spanimal — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 08:17:29 +0000

Coming from a family where 3 quarters of the women is language teachers, it’s hard to decide what are more annoying, poor spelling and grammar or the people that nags about it.[sic]

By: meaty

meaty — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:27:47 +0000

copyblogger:

I’m inclined to disagree with your musing regarding said countries; I am Australian-born, raised, and residing. As a professional writer, each and every publishing house I have written for explicitly states this rule in its house style.